Medical imaging systems

• explain the physical interaction mechanisms for ultrasound, X-ray, CT, MR, SPECT, and PET scanning.
• explain the signal processing involved in making an ultrasound image.
• explain signal processing methods for estimating blood velocity using ultrasound.
• explain back-projection algorithms used in CT, MR, and PET scanners.
• write programs in Matlab that implement signal processing methods and estimators used in medical imaging.
• write reports describing quantitative results from Matlab programs.
• understand journal articles on medical imaging and implement signal processing algorithms from the literature.
• give a quantitative evaluation of signal and image processing algorithms in terms of performance and accuracy.
• write a scientific report explaining a signal processing algorithm implementation made in Matlab and quantifying its performance.
• identify anatomic structures in a clinical image.

Physics of ultrasound scanning. ultrasound imaging. Signal processing in flow estimation systems (Doppler Systems). X-ray physics and imaging. CT scanning and reconstruction. MR scanning and reconstruction. PET, PET/CT, PET/MR, and SPECT scanning. Matlab exercises. Implementation of signal processing. Report writing.

31540/22481/31658/31610/31561/22052/02451, Courses in signal processing and biomedical engineering

Lectures, exercises, projects and two reports.

Minimum: 5.

Please be aware that this course will only be held if the required minimum number of participants is met. You will be informed 8 days before the start of the course, whether the course will be held.